Warren Spector

Developer BIO

Warren Spector (born October 2, 1955) received his BS in Speech from Northwestern University and an MA in Radio-TV-Film from the University of Texas, Austin.

He began as Associate Editor at boardgame company, Steve Jackson Games, and rose to the position of Editor-in-Chief. At SJG, he collaborated on TOON: The Cartoon Roleplaying Game and edited or designed several other board and roleplaying games.

In 1987, Warren moved to TSR, best-known for the Dungeons & Dragons games. There, he edited the Top Secret/S.I game, the Bullwinkle and Rocky Game and the 2nd Edition AD&D Dungeon Masters Guide. He also wrote several roleplaying supplements, boardgames and novels.

Joining computer game developer ORIGIN Systems in 1989, Warren served as Associate Producer on Ultima VI and Wing Commander. He went on to produce the award-winning Ultima Underworld games, Ultima VII Part 2: Serpent Isle, System Shock, Wings of Glory, and more.

After a stint as Executive Producer with Looking Glass Studios, Warren joined Ion Storm in fall of 1997, accepting a seat on the company’s board of directors in November 1999. During that time, Warren and his team released the near-future action roleplaying game Deus Ex. In November, 2004, he left the company to pursue personal interests.

In early 2005, he founded Junction Point Studios and began development of a fantasy game with "a supportive publisher". After about nine months, the deal was cancelled, and his team went back to work on several other projects.

Warren Spector is on the board of directors of the International Game Developers Association.

Websites

• Wikipedia -- The Warren Spector profile on Wikipedia
• An Interview With Warren Spector -- October 23, 2009 - Matt Miller (Game Informer) talks with Warren Spector about the upcoming "Epic Mickey" for the Wii.
• Warren Spector’s blog --
• Interview with Warren Spector -- CVG - July 27, 2006
• IMDb -- The IMDb profile for Warren Spector
• An interview with Warren Spector by David Taylor -- A 1993 interview with Warren Spector, mainly centered on the Ultima series, especially Ultima VII and Underworld.

Games Credited

• Disney Epic Mickey (2010), Disney Interactive Studios
• Dark Messiah: Might and Magic (2006), Ubisoft, Inc.
• Project: Snowblind (2005), Eidos Interactive Ltd.
• Thief: Deadly Shadows (2004), Eidos, Inc.
• Backyard Wrestling: Don't Try This at Home (2003), Eidos, Inc.
• Deus Ex: Invisible War (2003), Eidos, Inc.
• Whiplash (2003), Eidos, Inc.
• Cel Damage (2002), Electronic Arts, Inc.
• Deus Ex (Game of the Year Edition) (2001), Eidos Interactive, Inc.
• Frequency (2001), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Deus Ex (2000), Eidos Interactive Ltd.
• Thief: The Dark Project (1998), Eidos Interactive, Inc.
• Crusader: No Remorse (1995), Electronic Arts, Inc.
• CyberMage: Darklight Awakening (1995), Electronic Arts, Inc.
• Wings of Glory (1995), Electronic Arts, Inc.
• The Complete Ultima VII (1994), Electronic Arts, Inc.
• Dangerous Streets & Wing Commander (1994), Commodore
• Dragonsphere (1994), MicroProse Software, Inc.
• Super Wing Commander (1994), Electronic Arts, Inc.
• System Shock (1994), Dro Soft, ORIGIN Systems, Inc.
• Wing Commander: Privateer - Righteous Fire (1994), ORIGIN Systems, Inc.
• Wing Commander / Wing Commander II (Special CD-ROM Edition) (1994), Electronic Arts, Inc.
• Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds (1993), ORIGIN Systems, Inc.
• Ultima VII: Part Two - Serpent Isle (1993), ORIGIN Systems, Inc.
• Ultima VII: Part Two - The Silver Seed (1993), Electronic Arts, Inc.
• Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (1992), ORIGIN Systems, Inc.
• Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams (1991), ORIGIN Systems, Inc.
• Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi (1991), ORIGIN Systems, Inc.
• Wing Commander: The Secret Missions 2 - Crusade (1991), ORIGIN Systems, Inc.
• Bad Blood (1990), ORIGIN Systems, Inc.
• Ultima VI: The False Prophet (1990), ORIGIN Systems, Inc.
• Wing Commander (1990), ORIGIN Systems, Inc.
• Wing Commander: The Secret Missions (1990), ORIGIN Systems, Inc.
• Knights of Legend (1989), ORIGIN Systems, Inc.
• Space Rogue (1989), ORIGIN Systems, Inc.